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A few weeks earlier than usual, on July 8, CMS released the official 2021 ICD-10-CM covid 19 rules for neonates for coding and reporting.
The updated covid rules, which took effect on October 1 along with other revisions, include more instructions for reporting signs of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
The rules include a new section for COVID-19 and add to the temporary coding instructions that were published in April by the ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee. The interim regulations will expire on September 30. The most recent reporting recommendations for ICD-10-CM code U07.1 (2019-nCoV acute respiratory illness) are as follows:
1. U07 should be used if a newborn who tests positive for COVID-19 does not have a proven method of transmission.
2. A new section in Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period should be assigned and any applicable codes for associated manifestations. P35.8 (other congenital viral diseases) should be classified after U07.
3. If a newborn tests positive for COVID-19 and the healthcare provider notes that the infant caught the illness while in utero or during birth. The guidelines make it clear that the primary diagnostic for coding the birth episode in a newborn record is Z38 (liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery).
To learn more about covid-19 infections guidelines in newborns, refer: https://brainly.com/question/28267244
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